pretermit

pretermit
[ˌpriːtəˈmɪt]
(pretermitted, pretermitting)
[with obj.](archaic)()
  1. omit to do or mention
    省略;忽略;不提
    some points of conduct we advisedly pretermit.
    有些品行问题我们有意不提。
  2. abandon (a custom or continuous action) for a time
    (习惯做法或连续行为)中断;暂停
    the pleasant musical evenings were now entirely pretermitted.
    那些快乐的音乐之夜现在全部中断了。
派生
pretermission
[-ˈmɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
语源
  1. late 15th cent.: from Latin praetermittere, from praeter 'past, beyond' + mittere 'let go'
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